Planetary hours
in Oral.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 14 October 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Oral).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 08:49
- 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:43
- 3☉︎ Sun09:43 – 10:37
- 4♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 16:02
- 10☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:02
- 4♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:14
- 6♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:26
- 8☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:44
- 11♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:51
- 12☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Oral?
On Thursday, 14 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:55 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.